Sri Lanka debt crisis

Security personel stand guard outside the Parliament building, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 16, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lanka says IMF talks near end after declaring state of emergency

The statement came after Wickremesinghe gazetted orders late on Sunday for a state of emergency in the crisis-hit country, in an effort to head off unrest ahead of a vote in parliament later this...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on President Biden's proposed 2023 U.S. budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Sri Lanka Crisis

Yellen says it's in China's interest to restructure Sri Lanka's debt

FILE PHOTO: People walk past the main entrance of the Sri Lanka's Central Bank in Colombo, Sri Lanka March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Global Economy

Sri Lanka central bank governor warns political instability may hurt IMF negotiations

Demonstrators protest inside the Presidential secretariat premises after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled amid the country's economic crisis in Colombo.(REUTERS)
Sri Lanka Crisis

How Sri Lanka spiralled into crisis

Auto rickshaw drivers line up to buy gas near a fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Some 1.6 billion people in 94 countries face at least one dimension of the crisis in food, energy and financial systems, according to a report last month by the Global Crisis Response Group of the United Nations Secretary-General. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
Global Economy

Sri Lanka’s crisis rings alarm for other troubled economies

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South Asia

Sri Lankans return to cooking with firewood as economy burns

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
South Asia

Sri Lanka's prime minister takes on crucial finance ministry portfolio

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 24, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Global Economy

Sri Lanka's prime minister says he will slash expenditure in new budget

A man waits inside a three-wheeler near a line to buy petrol from a fuel station, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices, encourages people to work from home

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Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lanka default hints at trouble ahead for developing nations

A man counts Sri Lankan rupees at a money exchange counter in Colombo September 4, 2015. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Sri Lanka Crisis

Sri Lankan rupee depreciation swells private credit in March

Sri Lankan army officers on patrol during a curfew in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 11.Photographer: Buddhika Weerasinghe/Bloomberg
Sri Lanka Crisis

Where Sri Lanka’s inflation-driven crisis could head next